Bananas

If not eaten out of hand, bananas most often find their way into desserts or sweet breads. Enjoy this fruit in Banana Cheesecake, Banana Chocolate Chip Bars, Bananas Foster Gelato, or Island-Style Banana Bread.

The great thing about bananas is that right off the tree, they're a lot like the best kinds of quick bread: moist, substantial, sweet. They've been around forever (they were cultivated by cavemen in southeast Asia) and come in an endless variety (there are even pink ones -- who is going to bring me the pink banana? Who??)